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i have a frind friend, a picture, big strong men, her husband and boys, he served in pakistan in the army. guess who is carrying the backpack? little momma. i looked and go why you carrying that, why isn't the son carrying that? because they are used to momma taking care of them. host: diane in michigan. anthony in newport, tennessee. an independent, go ahead. caller: good morning. good morning. i want to -- a call i got the other day from robertson getting ready to run and talk to him, hit star three, which i did. i waited until it was my turn. i know this from [insdrnible indiscernible] -- republican. i was going to ask the question might stutter when he answered. i corrected him, what happened to the republican party who was supposed to be doing what is right, not who is right, but it seems like they all are afraid of trump and ask him why, so that is what i -- she said hold on, you're next. it went on another five peep and he will they just hung up on me. host: anthony, this was for one of the teletown halls? caller: it was actually -- hear the whole conversation between everybod
i have a frind friend, a picture, big strong men, her husband and boys, he served in pakistan in the army. guess who is carrying the backpack? little momma. i looked and go why you carrying that, why isn't the son carrying that? because they are used to momma taking care of them. host: diane in michigan. anthony in newport, tennessee. an independent, go ahead. caller: good morning. good morning. i want to -- a call i got the other day from robertson getting ready to run and talk to him, hit...
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government is trying to maintain the half a loaf relationship with pakistan. they have been allowed us to do covert drawn spikes against terrorists. -- drawn up strikes against terrorists. some say we should cut off the estimated $3 billion per year in aid to pakistan. the offical kind of dance around the question and gave a qualified answer that from the material they had obtained, there was no evidence that the pakistani government was aware of bin laden. when asked if there could be other elements in pakistan that supported osama bin laden, that was less clear. the official referred to the comments earlier this week of a senior administration official who said that clearly had appeared that osama bin laden had to have some kind of support network and pakistan to be able to operate their and not be detected. one of the big takeaways from the briefing was, and this was reported in "the washington times," that this compound and the hide out was a command -- a central command headquarters for al-qaeda. in other words, u.s. officials kept saying that al-qaeda ha
government is trying to maintain the half a loaf relationship with pakistan. they have been allowed us to do covert drawn spikes against terrorists. -- drawn up strikes against terrorists. some say we should cut off the estimated $3 billion per year in aid to pakistan. the offical kind of dance around the question and gave a qualified answer that from the material they had obtained, there was no evidence that the pakistani government was aware of bin laden. when asked if there could be other...
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why is he over in pakistan, why is he in pakistan while i am suffering here and the leadership of haqqani is doing the same thing. there are many insurgent groups inside afghanistan and pakistan that are fighting, the security forces fighting the afghan people. i believe we live in the most dangerous times of our life and al qaeda has shown that. since our forces have been here, we have not had another 9/11 and we have to continue to press that fact. >> another question about the haqqani network. you have said how they represent the toughest elements. can you talk more about how that specific threat has changed and when you get ready to leave, are you going to be satisfied personally with the level in which our troops have been able to degrade that threat over the past year and what metrics have you used to analyze that? >> thank you for the question. haqqani is the most lethal threat to afghanistan at least in regional command east. they have sanctuary in pakistan and they come across the border and killed coalition and innocent women and children. they are well funded. they have the abi
why is he over in pakistan, why is he in pakistan while i am suffering here and the leadership of haqqani is doing the same thing. there are many insurgent groups inside afghanistan and pakistan that are fighting, the security forces fighting the afghan people. i believe we live in the most dangerous times of our life and al qaeda has shown that. since our forces have been here, we have not had another 9/11 and we have to continue to press that fact. >> another question about the haqqani...
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we care about pakistan because of pakistan. for too long, we have been having a discussion about pakistan and and how can help us and lay afghanistan, which is not the way we should approach pakistan's policy. they probably have the densest concentration of militant islamists in the world. it is a dangerous co. -- dangerous country, a poor country but there is potential. it has been under military control defacto which has been the stabilizing. ultimately, -- has been destabilizing. in my view, there are three fundamental things that have to happen in pakistan in order for anything to change. the hardest one and the last one is that the ruling elite, military and civilian, will have to come to a consensus on the need to accept what will be a long, unpleasant and bloody struggle to eliminate islamist organizations that have permeated the society in pakistan. the ruling elite will first have to come to a consensus that all islamist groups are threat and they cannot be parsed, which is what's the policy in pakistan has been hither
we care about pakistan because of pakistan. for too long, we have been having a discussion about pakistan and and how can help us and lay afghanistan, which is not the way we should approach pakistan's policy. they probably have the densest concentration of militant islamists in the world. it is a dangerous co. -- dangerous country, a poor country but there is potential. it has been under military control defacto which has been the stabilizing. ultimately, -- has been destabilizing. in my view,...
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they are not popular in pakistan. when you conduct military operations on the soil of another country, that is understandable. they are less popular farther away from the areas where the drums are operating. people farther away our -- it is easier to take offense when you're not dealing with militants nearby. the drone itself is not a strategy that solves the problem. it reduces the problem, but this is something that will be solved by the pakistani state. the drones do reduce the number of leaders. it forces them to operate in a different way. they spend much of their time playing defense. it is hard to quantify but instead of spending 12 hours organizing planning and training, they spend two. the remaining are spent moving from place to place, avoiding dangerous to medications. that is a huge impact. with the death of bin laden, he needs to lead. he needs to communicate. he needs to show he is taking over. that is harder because he risks exposing himself to u.s. military if he does. his death would be an extreme blo
they are not popular in pakistan. when you conduct military operations on the soil of another country, that is understandable. they are less popular farther away from the areas where the drums are operating. people farther away our -- it is easier to take offense when you're not dealing with militants nearby. the drone itself is not a strategy that solves the problem. it reduces the problem, but this is something that will be solved by the pakistani state. the drones do reduce the number of...
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-pakistan relationship. we are used to hearing bad news, but the pakistani people have achieved accomplishments. the transfer of power from one democratically elected government to another, a historic moment for the country. thanks to collaboration with our own, they have added electricity, new jobs, schools, and more than 18,000 newly trained teachers. let me commend experts for their hard work and a challenging environment. on the security side, we have seen more modest progress. terrorist groups pose threats to americans. pakistanis and our partners, where pakistan has provided extremist groups safe haven and a permissive environment allowing the ideology to spread. the hardest hit have been the pakistani people. terrorism has killed more than 50,000 people since 2003. a year ago today, terrorists affiliated with the pakistani taliban massacred more than 140 teachers and students at the army school in peshawar. the government finally took military action against ttp in north waziristan. i had high hopes f
-pakistan relationship. we are used to hearing bad news, but the pakistani people have achieved accomplishments. the transfer of power from one democratically elected government to another, a historic moment for the country. thanks to collaboration with our own, they have added electricity, new jobs, schools, and more than 18,000 newly trained teachers. let me commend experts for their hard work and a challenging environment. on the security side, we have seen more modest progress. terrorist...
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they have taken the war inside pakistan to the palestine 3 pakistan are -- taking it to the pakistan army. they are very much part of a religious war inside pakistan between the radical elements and the more traditional majority of pakistan which believes in sufi islam. what to do about the afghan refugees whose camps inside pakistan form the official -- c.m.e. in this case can get rotation much more easily than across the border, whereas it is much harder for the coalition forces to be able to do that. and yet the focus has been when we talk about the war and pakistan on what pakistan can do and what it has done to help with the fight. . . pakistan can do and what it has done to help with the fight. who is fighting the insurgency inside pakistan? it is primarily the army. that may be the wrong way of doing it, because history dictates, as we are now learning even afghanistan, the ones you have community-based police, you can isolate the military from local population and win their confidence and respect d beble to provide good government administration and the local level, and build
they have taken the war inside pakistan to the palestine 3 pakistan are -- taking it to the pakistan army. they are very much part of a religious war inside pakistan between the radical elements and the more traditional majority of pakistan which believes in sufi islam. what to do about the afghan refugees whose camps inside pakistan form the official -- c.m.e. in this case can get rotation much more easily than across the border, whereas it is much harder for the coalition forces to be able to...
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perhaps there is need for more discussion about pakistan in pakistan. then we may see some positive change. let me just remind that you this report is available. there are also copies, i believe, outside, if any you want to pick it up. and finally, i can't leave you without an infomercial. our next pakistan event is on the 26th, next week, on india-pakistan relations. and as much as has been talked about here, it's a critical issue. and one of the speakers is the former chairman of the counterterrorism authority. thank you once again. please join me. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> here's a look at our primetime schedule. starting at 8:00, president obama holds a oval office meeting with benjamin netanyahu. and then more about the middle east policy with a discussion on president obama's speech where he called for a return to the 1967 borders as a start to negotiations with the palestinians. after that, remarks from president richard trumpka on organized labor
perhaps there is need for more discussion about pakistan in pakistan. then we may see some positive change. let me just remind that you this report is available. there are also copies, i believe, outside, if any you want to pick it up. and finally, i can't leave you without an infomercial. our next pakistan event is on the 26th, next week, on india-pakistan relations. and as much as has been talked about here, it's a critical issue. and one of the speakers is the former chairman of the...
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germany will support pakistan. we will sustain our support through our long term development corporations to overcome the structural challenges the nation faces. we have built a strong partnership to jointly insure a strong and stable pakistan. jeremy will continue to work with the government within this -- germany will continue to work with the government within this framework. we believe that pakistan plays a vital role, a stable democratic, and prosperous pakistan is paramount for peace in south asia and far beyond. the face of this tragedy is even more important. i can assure you that germany will continue to stand by pakistan in this challenging time and offer its full assistance. thank you very much. >> i think the minister of the foreign office of germany. -- i think the minister of the foreign office of germany. i now give the floor to the secretary of foreign affairs of japan. >> i offer a sincere praise and express my deepest condolences to the bereaved families. i extend japan's sympathies as well as to
germany will support pakistan. we will sustain our support through our long term development corporations to overcome the structural challenges the nation faces. we have built a strong partnership to jointly insure a strong and stable pakistan. jeremy will continue to work with the government within this -- germany will continue to work with the government within this framework. we believe that pakistan plays a vital role, a stable democratic, and prosperous pakistan is paramount for peace in...
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less than 6% of women 25 and older obtain a bachelor's degree or equivalent in pakistan. the u.s. agency for international development merit an needs-based scholarship program currently funds full tuition for financially strained pakistani youth to complete a bachelor's or master's degree at partner universities in pakistan. this legislation would ensure that at least half of those scholarship recipients go to pakistani women. empowering girls with access to education is not just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do, for pakistan and for the global community. i want to thank chairman engel and ranking member mccaul of the foreign affairs committee for their leadership. i want to thank for her tremendous leadership congresswoman ann wagner, for her partnership on this legislation to support every girl's right to an education. i urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from rhode island. mr. cicilline: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from utah is r
less than 6% of women 25 and older obtain a bachelor's degree or equivalent in pakistan. the u.s. agency for international development merit an needs-based scholarship program currently funds full tuition for financially strained pakistani youth to complete a bachelor's or master's degree at partner universities in pakistan. this legislation would ensure that at least half of those scholarship recipients go to pakistani women. empowering girls with access to education is not just the right...
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perry: the pakistan-based militant group later claimed responsibility for the attack. we mourn the victims of this act of terror and call for continued action against any nation to include pakistan that harbors terrorists and promotes violent extremism. india has announced its plans to diplomatically isolate pakistan and cancel its preferential trade status. we support these efforts, mr. speaker. this attack only furthers, strength beness -- strengthens our u.s.-india counterterrorism cooperation. to the nation of india, we mourn with you, we pray for you, and we stand in solidarity with you during this difficult time. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. johnson: i'd like to address the body for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in recognition of rare disease week. around 350 million people worldwide suffer from a rare d
perry: the pakistan-based militant group later claimed responsibility for the attack. we mourn the victims of this act of terror and call for continued action against any nation to include pakistan that harbors terrorists and promotes violent extremism. india has announced its plans to diplomatically isolate pakistan and cancel its preferential trade status. we support these efforts, mr. speaker. this attack only furthers, strength beness -- strengthens our u.s.-india counterterrorism...
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they have moved against elements in pakistan so that there would be no reason for pakistan not to help. they have sent some troops to be trained in pakistan, which is not popular in afghanistan given the history of the relationship. they have -- frozen military assistance from india. saying let's take another look at this and wait. it does intensify relations in china because of wanting to impact pakistan, recognizing that pakistan-chinese relationships are important for pakistan. having china involved in afghanistan is seen by the leadership as indicating to pakistan that their fear of india being so involved is balanced now by wanting their friend the chinese involved also. saudi arabia is another country that has been in relations in part because of the impact that that could have or they would like it to have, on reconciliation and relations in pakistan. on the negative side of the ledger, in my judgment, the uncertainty about the long-term u.s. commitment to afghanistan. already there is a dramatic reduction in the force presence. i think, probably, some in the taliban leadership
they have moved against elements in pakistan so that there would be no reason for pakistan not to help. they have sent some troops to be trained in pakistan, which is not popular in afghanistan given the history of the relationship. they have -- frozen military assistance from india. saying let's take another look at this and wait. it does intensify relations in china because of wanting to impact pakistan, recognizing that pakistan-chinese relationships are important for pakistan. having china...
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police are trying to identify the gunmen and figure out what started the shootout. >>> pakistan says it's ended a hostage standoff in its army headquarters. a military spokesman says four militants and three hostages are dead after troops launched a rescue operation this morning. but an alleged militant's leader was captured. the militants somehow got into the headquarters yesterday and held dozens of people hostage for 18 hours. terrorist strikes in pakistan seem to be picking up, with at least three attacks in the past seven days. >>> one person tide and more than a dozen were injured in the bus crash in idaho last night. the bus was carrying members of a high school marching band from utah. it crashed and rolled onto its side in a ditch near the utah/idaho border. idaho state police say the bus driver, who survived, may have had a medical condition that caused that crash. >>> 49 tons of food intended for people who can't afford it was lost in a florida fire. it broke out at a warehouse where a food bank kept its inventory. the flames never got to the food, but they still ruined it
police are trying to identify the gunmen and figure out what started the shootout. >>> pakistan says it's ended a hostage standoff in its army headquarters. a military spokesman says four militants and three hostages are dead after troops launched a rescue operation this morning. but an alleged militant's leader was captured. the militants somehow got into the headquarters yesterday and held dozens of people hostage for 18 hours. terrorist strikes in pakistan seem to be picking up,...
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he brought in $80,000 during his repeated visits to pakistan and back. the money trail is a huge question. question.
he brought in $80,000 during his repeated visits to pakistan and back. the money trail is a huge question. question.
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to the other question, are we going to invade pakistan, are we going to occupy pakistan? this is an enormously difficult country to run. nobody in washington in their right mind would try to occupy a country the size of pakistan, particularly after the experiences of iraq and afghanistan. there's no stomach for it. there's no interest in it. this will have to be a relationship that we have to sort out with the government or people of pakistan and hopefully more as partners than as adversaries. host: let me get this tweet in. guest: yeah, the iran story is quite interesting. i think there had been times in the past 10 years where iranians were worried that the united states was using our wars in afghanistan and iraq to encircle them. but i don't think that having watched the troubles that we faced in both of those countries that many in tehran would currently believe that. our poor relationship with pakistan has, at least according to some sources in iran, opened up potential relationship between iran and pakistan. but the pakistanis have their issues with iran too. and i
to the other question, are we going to invade pakistan, are we going to occupy pakistan? this is an enormously difficult country to run. nobody in washington in their right mind would try to occupy a country the size of pakistan, particularly after the experiences of iraq and afghanistan. there's no stomach for it. there's no interest in it. this will have to be a relationship that we have to sort out with the government or people of pakistan and hopefully more as partners than as adversaries....
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and congress how can trust pakistan? >> before i answer that, i think we have to know whether they knew. if they knew. if they did not know, why did they not know? why did they not pay more attention to it? with this just the nine in difference, or was it in difference with a motive? we need to find that out. >> you said yesterday that this is a time of budget cuts and austerity. >> i think it is premature to say that. here is the problem. if we do not, what then? and that "was then" is really important. does china step in? does anybody step in? the pakistanis have been good at going after some terrorist. on the other hand, there has been the haqqani network protection. it put them off limits to the united states predator efforts. so they have very subtle way walked both sides of the street. that is a concern to many of us, i think, because you have to declare yourself. having said that, we are in the united states of america, not in islamabad or karate. -- karachi. it is difficult. from an intelligence point of view, we
and congress how can trust pakistan? >> before i answer that, i think we have to know whether they knew. if they knew. if they did not know, why did they not know? why did they not pay more attention to it? with this just the nine in difference, or was it in difference with a motive? we need to find that out. >> you said yesterday that this is a time of budget cuts and austerity. >> i think it is premature to say that. here is the problem. if we do not, what then? and that...
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conditions in pakistan. i also want to make mention of ambassador ann paterson who is still in pakistan, who has been a stall wart of representation of the united states, who has been through the earthquake, who has been through the tragedy of the loss of innocent vutu and now this unspeakable tragedy of flooding and has maintained the leadership of the united states. i am very glad that we have this resolution on the floor of the house. i want to thank my friend and colleague who likewise has given a very important statement as well as the gentleman from georgia to acknowledge this resolution to express our commitment to the people of pakistan. i look forward to visiting pakistan to see firsthand the extent of the devastation and assess and assist in the relief efforts. i believe it is vital that we lead a congressional humanitarian mission to pakistan which will signal to those people that the friendship between the united states and pakistan remains unbroken as we fight the war on terror and continue to h
conditions in pakistan. i also want to make mention of ambassador ann paterson who is still in pakistan, who has been a stall wart of representation of the united states, who has been through the earthquake, who has been through the tragedy of the loss of innocent vutu and now this unspeakable tragedy of flooding and has maintained the leadership of the united states. i am very glad that we have this resolution on the floor of the house. i want to thank my friend and colleague who likewise has...
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we have met with the leaders of pakistan india, turkmenistan emirate, and china, among others. their commitment for building mutual security across nation includes ending the financing and sanctuary for extremist groups. the second initiative is to build up the ability of our armed forces to project their elected government across our entire national territory. our partnership with the united states now transformed into the resolute support mission has given afghanistan a well trained army that is taking the fight to the enemy. we are no longer on the defensive. on december 31, 2014 all combat operations were ended and turned over to afghan security forces. general campbell, has publicly testified in this very chamber that the afghan army's professionalism and morale meet all of the military man's expectation. we will meet the taliban from a position of strength not weakness so that the hard part, gains in education, health, government, freedom and woman's rights are not lost. the third initiative will be our push for national reconciliation. the taliban need to choose not to b
we have met with the leaders of pakistan india, turkmenistan emirate, and china, among others. their commitment for building mutual security across nation includes ending the financing and sanctuary for extremist groups. the second initiative is to build up the ability of our armed forces to project their elected government across our entire national territory. our partnership with the united states now transformed into the resolute support mission has given afghanistan a well trained army that...
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and dennis blair will talk about his recent trip to pakistan, afghanistan, and singapore. when he speaks in front of the intelligence and national security alliance, at 8:45 p.m. on c-span2. the house coming in in just a moment. its suspension bill scheduled, one dealing with science and technology, one dealing with education -- a couple, actually. one is on boy scouts of america day and a bill on celebrating asian-pacific american heritage, a bill on market oversight and a bill about the u.s. flag. also a bill on a wounded veteran job security. we take you now live to the floor of the u.s. house. it looks like they are just about to come in. live coverage here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father coughlin. chaplain coughlin: lord god, you are eternal knowing all our days. teach us how to discover the best use of our time. being here in congress is a great opportunity to make a difference in the complexity of today's world, help members of the house of representatives to make the very best decisi
and dennis blair will talk about his recent trip to pakistan, afghanistan, and singapore. when he speaks in front of the intelligence and national security alliance, at 8:45 p.m. on c-span2. the house coming in in just a moment. its suspension bill scheduled, one dealing with science and technology, one dealing with education -- a couple, actually. one is on boy scouts of america day and a bill on celebrating asian-pacific american heritage, a bill on market oversight and a bill about the u.s....
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. >>> pakistan says it's ended a hostage standoff in its army headquarters. a military spokesman says four militants and three hostages are dead after troops launched a rescue operation this morning. an alleged militant's leader was captured. the militants somehow got into the headquarters yesterday and held dozens of people hostage for 18 hours. terror strikes in pakistan seem to be picking up, with at least three attacks in the past seven days. >>> we have video of a dramatic shootout caught on tape. take a close look at this unbelievable surveillance video. this was the scene after a fist fight turned into an all-out gun battle at a bar in toledo, ohio. patrons already had scrambled out the door. one gun wielding man ducked behind the pool table and others joined in that fight. a few minutes later, a second camera captured several people outside, firing into the bar. amazingly, no one was struck, even though upwards of 20 shots were fired. police are trying to identify the gunmen and figure out what started the shootout. >> one person died and more than a
. >>> pakistan says it's ended a hostage standoff in its army headquarters. a military spokesman says four militants and three hostages are dead after troops launched a rescue operation this morning. an alleged militant's leader was captured. the militants somehow got into the headquarters yesterday and held dozens of people hostage for 18 hours. terror strikes in pakistan seem to be picking up, with at least three attacks in the past seven days. >>> we have video of a...
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pakistan is there. they should be fighting. but russia should be fighting. the reason russia is in afghanistan is terrorists were going into russia. and it was a tough fight and literally went bankrupt and went into being called russia again as opposed to the oast union. a lot of these places you're reading about now are no longer a part of russia because of afghanistan. why isn't india or pakistan there? why are we there, we're 600 miles away? i don't mind. we want to help our people and other nations. you do have terrorists, mostly table but isis. i'll give you an example. so table is our enemy. isis is our enemy. i had an issue i brought up with our generals, table is here and isis is here and they're fighting each other. i said why don't you let them fight? why are we in the middle of it? let them fight. they're both our enemies. sir, i want to -- and they go in fighting both of them. the craziest thing i'd ever seen. but those are two enemies fighting each other and send up going in and fighting. what are we doing? i say this, india, great relationship
pakistan is there. they should be fighting. but russia should be fighting. the reason russia is in afghanistan is terrorists were going into russia. and it was a tough fight and literally went bankrupt and went into being called russia again as opposed to the oast union. a lot of these places you're reading about now are no longer a part of russia because of afghanistan. why isn't india or pakistan there? why are we there, we're 600 miles away? i don't mind. we want to help our people and other...
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they have taken the war inside pakistan to the palestine 3 pakistan are -- taking it to the pakistan army. they are very much part of a religious war inside pakistan between the radical elements and the more traditional majority of pakistan which believes in sufi islam. what to do about the afghan refugees whose camps inside pakistan form the official -- c.m.e. in this case can get rotation much more easily than across the border, whereas it is much harder for the coalition forces to be able to do that. and yet the focus has been when we talk about the war and pakistan on what pakistan can do and what it has done to help with the fight. who is fighting the insurgency inside pakistan? it is primarily the army. that may be the wrong way of doing it, because history dictates, as we are now learning even afghanistan, the ones you have community-based police, you can isolate the military from local population and win their confidence and respect and be able to provide good government administration and the local level, and build on that to the next level further up. what happened in afgha
they have taken the war inside pakistan to the palestine 3 pakistan are -- taking it to the pakistan army. they are very much part of a religious war inside pakistan between the radical elements and the more traditional majority of pakistan which believes in sufi islam. what to do about the afghan refugees whose camps inside pakistan form the official -- c.m.e. in this case can get rotation much more easily than across the border, whereas it is much harder for the coalition forces to be able to...
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pakistan can be an important ally in the fight against terror. it has as much at stake, if not more, in that fight as anybody. all the more important that we openly and honestly address the questions which have been raised by the presence of terrorist number-one, public enemy number-one, the world's enemy number-one, the presence of that person in pakistan in such a central place for all these years. it is important that those questions be honestly answered so that we resolution. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mrs. feinstein: i ask that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: i rise in strong support of this resolution and offer my congratulations to the men and women responsible for developing the intelligence and carrying out the operation that led to the death of osama bin laden. -- on sunday, may 1. this is perhaps the most important and certainly the most stunning intelligence operation i've seen in my ten years on the intelligence committee. i want to congratulate, firs
pakistan can be an important ally in the fight against terror. it has as much at stake, if not more, in that fight as anybody. all the more important that we openly and honestly address the questions which have been raised by the presence of terrorist number-one, public enemy number-one, the world's enemy number-one, the presence of that person in pakistan in such a central place for all these years. it is important that those questions be honestly answered so that we resolution. the presiding...
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look at pakistan. we betrayed them. we betrayed the russians after world war ii with the incompetence of truman. we betrayed the russians. they trusted us. they would do things to help win the war as long as everyone came from the table with a win. we betrayed them. we made a commitment and didn't keep it. same with the north koreans. we are clearly the bully. there's nothing they are doing -- how can they even compete with our arsenal. why would they antagonize us? there is nothing. host: leave it there, i apologize. guest: that is a misreading of history. to say the united states is a bully, i couldn't disagree more. it is ignorant of history to say the united states is a bully. we are the one country that has stood up for freedom and has defended against bullies for the years.0-something i don't think there is a person in the world, apparently there are a few, but not many, including kim jong-un that thinks we are going to invade north korea. we have no interest in doing that. all we want to do is to protect american
look at pakistan. we betrayed them. we betrayed the russians after world war ii with the incompetence of truman. we betrayed the russians. they trusted us. they would do things to help win the war as long as everyone came from the table with a win. we betrayed them. we made a commitment and didn't keep it. same with the north koreans. we are clearly the bully. there's nothing they are doing -- how can they even compete with our arsenal. why would they antagonize us? there is nothing. host:...
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and the taliban of pakistan. this is the most serious concentration of terrorist planning in the world and we have got to recognize our responsibilities, not just on our behalf to keep our streets safe and working with allies to do with that problem, i can assure you that a great deal of work is going into looking at the position of al qaeda. al qaeda operates in different ways in different countries. some people exploit local grievances that are in fact local grievances masquerading as al qaeda objectives for the extreme view of islam that some of them take. i think we have got to look at each individual area as well as look at the general position of al qaeda. >> thank you very much for choosing us to deliver this important speech and engaging with our membership. debating a little bit different in style than you are accustomed to and as intellectually challenging. given that you are interested in these subjects, on the 18th of september we will be receiving the president of pakistan and a few days after that,
and the taliban of pakistan. this is the most serious concentration of terrorist planning in the world and we have got to recognize our responsibilities, not just on our behalf to keep our streets safe and working with allies to do with that problem, i can assure you that a great deal of work is going into looking at the position of al qaeda. al qaeda operates in different ways in different countries. some people exploit local grievances that are in fact local grievances masquerading as al...
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india, pakistan. grassrootslocal, women leaders. i was blown away.every one of them seemed to me like a complete firecracker, a person of enormous stature, of a division. at feel, -- of big vision. areel, like we all do, hungry for real leadership. i thought how exciting it would be to actually give these women a platform. what they didn't have was that. what they had was tremendous energy, great ideas, in their own countries they were doing incredible things in their own sort of territory, but they didn't have any platform beyond it at all. nobody was listening to them. i thought, how interesting it could be to begin a convening where we would bring these women in, find them, have them tell their stories. i do believe tremendously in the power of narrative to move mountains. if you can engage people with a andy, then once their head heart is opened to the story, then they will focus on the issue. they will not focus on the issue if you start with the issue. they are just on their iphones whatever. they want to listen and they need
india, pakistan. grassrootslocal, women leaders. i was blown away.every one of them seemed to me like a complete firecracker, a person of enormous stature, of a division. at feel, -- of big vision. areel, like we all do, hungry for real leadership. i thought how exciting it would be to actually give these women a platform. what they didn't have was that. what they had was tremendous energy, great ideas, in their own countries they were doing incredible things in their own sort of territory, but...
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was using drones regularly in yemen and in pakistan by then. and they were able to use al qaeda members in yemen -- they were able to use that fact to say, do you want to see muslims, innocent women and children, being attacked? because when a drone strike attack, it is not like a bullet in the head. an assassination of that kind. these early strikes especially, they were inevitably taking 20-30 people every time. not just the intended target, the people who had nothing to do with anything that individual might have done in the past or the future. so in yemen, it is a clear, straight line between drone attacks, which began in 2002 in november, and the growth of al qaeda in yemen. so those drone attacks were unlawful. people knew it. and it helped recruit, to the point where isis does not need the point of drones anymore. -- need to point to drones anymore. the fact that they have been successful against u.s.-backed forces from iraq, and the u.s.-backed opposition in syria, it is that very success against the military might of the united states
was using drones regularly in yemen and in pakistan by then. and they were able to use al qaeda members in yemen -- they were able to use that fact to say, do you want to see muslims, innocent women and children, being attacked? because when a drone strike attack, it is not like a bullet in the head. an assassination of that kind. these early strikes especially, they were inevitably taking 20-30 people every time. not just the intended target, the people who had nothing to do with anything that...
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and more activity from pakistan , reading more cooperation and more activity from pakistan -- we expect more cooperation and more activity from pakistan. >> it seems they have conducted an attack on the u.s. after this. it does not square with it? >> an individual with links -- an american citizen with links to the pakistani taliban attempted to execute a bombing in times square. the circumstances of that relationship are still something to investigate. >> did eric holder go too far? he specifically said they directed it, they were involved in setting it up, and secretary clinton said, the exact links and how deep and whether it was a direct attack or they just provided some training is clear. who is right, secretary clinton for attorney general holder? >> i do not find the statements today contradictory. >> they are completely different. one is saying, we do not know, and the other is saying, they were specifically involved in directing the attack, so is the u.s. government working under the assumption that the pakistani taliban directed this attack, or did they just provide training f
and more activity from pakistan , reading more cooperation and more activity from pakistan -- we expect more cooperation and more activity from pakistan. >> it seems they have conducted an attack on the u.s. after this. it does not square with it? >> an individual with links -- an american citizen with links to the pakistani taliban attempted to execute a bombing in times square. the circumstances of that relationship are still something to investigate. >> did eric holder go...
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on sunday in pakistan. the teamwork that was so pervasive in the successful assault on that compound in pakistan is precisely what this committee hoped for when we worked so hard first to establish the department of homeland security in 2002 after 9/11 and then to introduce and bring forth the legislation that created the 9/11 commission, and then to consider in two phases and advanced through the committee and ultimately to enact the recommendations of the 9/11 commission, reforming the intelligence community. i think all of us are both very grateful and very pro of the work that was done, and since this is the first opportunity i have had to see you in public, i wanted to thank you and ask you to thank all of those who have worked with you, and i hope you will say a few words about that in your opening statement. also, as good as we feel about what happened on sunday in a pakistan and as much as reno that it makes us safer in the world cocoa we also know that the war against islamic terrorism is not over.
on sunday in pakistan. the teamwork that was so pervasive in the successful assault on that compound in pakistan is precisely what this committee hoped for when we worked so hard first to establish the department of homeland security in 2002 after 9/11 and then to introduce and bring forth the legislation that created the 9/11 commission, and then to consider in two phases and advanced through the committee and ultimately to enact the recommendations of the 9/11 commission, reforming the...
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we will continue to work with pakistan to reduce the safe havens. in 40 years of wearing this uniform, i have never been any more difficult terrain in my life and the border region between afghanistan and pakistan. you know the problems that the americans have maintaining order security along a relatively flat and not difficult to rein in order to the south of here. -- terrain border south of here. the fear of indian drives much of their behavior, yet they moved 25% of their army off of the indian border and moved against the al qaeda terrorists. that is one heck of a statement from a country that has lost several wars and to india and is very fearful of the indian power along the eastern border. to move those troops all the way across the country into the high country on the western border is quite a statement. countries have interests which is why we work with them. not all interests aligned perfectly, and rough patches do develop between countries. i am reminded of winston churchill's statement that the only thing worse than fighting with allies
we will continue to work with pakistan to reduce the safe havens. in 40 years of wearing this uniform, i have never been any more difficult terrain in my life and the border region between afghanistan and pakistan. you know the problems that the americans have maintaining order security along a relatively flat and not difficult to rein in order to the south of here. -- terrain border south of here. the fear of indian drives much of their behavior, yet they moved 25% of their army off of the...
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pakistan does not have oil. what some of the military leaders have offered, and that have been an influencing factor has been the perception of stability. the army chief that took power in 1999, and only recourse power in the summer of 2008, he held power for so long largely because of u.s. support. toward the end of his regime was when the pakistani taliban emerged, and when the society began to turn against the united states. that was largely the result of the bush administration's support despite the fact that he was so deeply unpopular. i think it has less to do with oil. the u.s. will always look for its own self interest and its own self-interest is stability. many times, that does override democratic principle. host: ohio. republican line, robert. caller: thank you for c-span. my question is, the intelligence service for pakistan -- how involved are they with taliban. i remember reading several years ago that they are very much involved and you cannot really trust the pakistani intelligence service. i wan
pakistan does not have oil. what some of the military leaders have offered, and that have been an influencing factor has been the perception of stability. the army chief that took power in 1999, and only recourse power in the summer of 2008, he held power for so long largely because of u.s. support. toward the end of his regime was when the pakistani taliban emerged, and when the society began to turn against the united states. that was largely the result of the bush administration's support...
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shabaz bati had been murdered, had been executed, had been martyred in pakistan simply for exercising the legitimate authority of standing up for the minority faith communities in that country. i can tell you, mr. speaker, my face must have been ashened as i was preparing to speak toward the community -- to the community where i come from. and i told them about him. i changed what i was going to say and added a few lines as best i could, again, about his courage, his decency and how in our few moments together he had deeply impacted me. mr. speaker, over the past year, the commission on international religious freedom has eye department find several countries that have engaged in or tolerated particularly with religious tions of freedom. these are people at his funeral. these violations documented by he commission include an ongoing and egregious examples of torture, prolonged arbitrary detention or other flagrant denials of the right to life or liberty or security of persons. these tier one countries which the commission has called, which the secretary of state has asked to designate
shabaz bati had been murdered, had been executed, had been martyred in pakistan simply for exercising the legitimate authority of standing up for the minority faith communities in that country. i can tell you, mr. speaker, my face must have been ashened as i was preparing to speak toward the community -- to the community where i come from. and i told them about him. i changed what i was going to say and added a few lines as best i could, again, about his courage, his decency and how in our few...
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pakistan is not afghanistan. pakistan is a nuclear power. host: how many of you are involved in some way in student government? you're involved in your own version of student government treat your the president of the freshman class. what does that mean? guest: by the way, i was president of my high school and vice president of my college. i was also president of my graduate school class as well. it's a great way to start in politics. it teaches you a lot about how things work. i have been elected to the president of the freshman class of congress. it is about 40 members. i organize meetings and tried to get speakers, and tried to see that there can't be some common ground that we can use as some leverage. for example, on health care bill that was finally passed by the house, i led the effort to look of what is called the pay for. senator charles grassley talked- about tax increases in health- care. the tax increases in the house bill, unlike the senate bill, is essentially on millionaires. a family has to earn $1 million or more before any
pakistan is not afghanistan. pakistan is a nuclear power. host: how many of you are involved in some way in student government? you're involved in your own version of student government treat your the president of the freshman class. what does that mean? guest: by the way, i was president of my high school and vice president of my college. i was also president of my graduate school class as well. it's a great way to start in politics. it teaches you a lot about how things work. i have been...
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not pakistan, but after bin laden who happened to be hiding in pakistan. but the point here is, unlimited authorization to go anywhere in the globe to go after terrorists of any color, any stripe, anywhere. i don't suppose we intend to declare war against ourselves, so maybe america is not included in this. thirdly, there's no temporal limit to this, meaning this authorization goes on forever. it's not limited in time. it can go for one year, two years, 0 years, one century, or amy -- 10 years, one century or a millennium. we must never allow any president to have that unlimited opportunity to wage war on behalf of this nation. and thirdly, -- or secondly, this resolution and this section is unclear. it's unclear in several ways. what is an associated force? what's the taliban? what is al qaeda? we know al qaeda as it existed in afghanistan, we have a sense of what al qaeda is in pakistan, but now we have al qaeda in the saudi arabiaian peninsula. we probably have al qaeda in somalia and certainly according to the f.b.i. we have al qaeda in the united stat
not pakistan, but after bin laden who happened to be hiding in pakistan. but the point here is, unlimited authorization to go anywhere in the globe to go after terrorists of any color, any stripe, anywhere. i don't suppose we intend to declare war against ourselves, so maybe america is not included in this. thirdly, there's no temporal limit to this, meaning this authorization goes on forever. it's not limited in time. it can go for one year, two years, 0 years, one century, or amy -- 10 years,...
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al qaeda was dismantled and settled in waziristan and pakistan. this is not a nation-building exercise. this encounter terror exercise. we do not need 100,000 troops on the ground at the cost we are paying today in order to get the job done. [applause] and i am here to tell you that the future of the u.s. is not going to be determined in the prairies of afghanistan. the future of the u.s., whether you want to recognize it or not, is going to be determined by how well prepared we are to compete in a highly competitive century, and that battle is going to be waged across the ocean. as you walk off of this building, i want you to remember why we are in this race. it is about the generation behind us and the condition they will find our nation in. the debt trajectory that we are on. and number two, the reality of launching a new industrial revolution, it is within our grasp. it has happened before in our nation's history. problem-solving people can do it again. we need leadership and a game plan. and number three, we have to get our position right in
al qaeda was dismantled and settled in waziristan and pakistan. this is not a nation-building exercise. this encounter terror exercise. we do not need 100,000 troops on the ground at the cost we are paying today in order to get the job done. [applause] and i am here to tell you that the future of the u.s. is not going to be determined in the prairies of afghanistan. the future of the u.s., whether you want to recognize it or not, is going to be determined by how well prepared we are to compete...
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and never go back to pakistan? >> the single largest muslim community in that u.k. is sub continental. there is a lot of modern communication and that means a lot of coming in going. we should be quite clear that it's a tiny tiny fraction of those people who travel backward and forward to are up to no good. if you ask the average pakistan a brit, they will give you an answer that they don't want anything to do with this. what we have to establish is the willingness of individuals to come and say there's a problem. we have a problem in the local community and that's the gap we have to bridge. some of the most important pieces of information have come from individuals in the pakistan community. that is precisely what we want to encourage. it is the feeling that i can be on site. i'm not going to be neutral and i'm not going to be against these guys. i have to say i think we have a real opportunity at the moment, if you look what's going on in the middle east, there's a huge tide there we ought to be able to do someth
and never go back to pakistan? >> the single largest muslim community in that u.k. is sub continental. there is a lot of modern communication and that means a lot of coming in going. we should be quite clear that it's a tiny tiny fraction of those people who travel backward and forward to are up to no good. if you ask the average pakistan a brit, they will give you an answer that they don't want anything to do with this. what we have to establish is the willingness of individuals to come...
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pakistan is. is. guest: i think those are two fascinating points and well stated. about pakistan, the sharing within pakistan is precisely along that point he was making. most of the public comments within pakistan have not been about their sovereignty. they have not been about the performance of the military. they have been about not knowing how this man who has killed so many pakistanis and muslims and americans, they saw him as an enemy and the shame was that they allowed an enemy to live in their midst. the first question about engaging with conspiracy that istheorists, i think true. whether it is where obama was born or if osama bin laden is dead, those are not arguments based on fact. if you try to engage based on fact, it is hard to persuade people who are not predisposed to believe anything you say. host: you put out another point in the article titled "mission accomplished" which is in the latest issue of the national journal. you say they have been quietly laying the groundwork for diplo
pakistan is. is. guest: i think those are two fascinating points and well stated. about pakistan, the sharing within pakistan is precisely along that point he was making. most of the public comments within pakistan have not been about their sovereignty. they have not been about the performance of the military. they have been about not knowing how this man who has killed so many pakistanis and muslims and americans, they saw him as an enemy and the shame was that they allowed an enemy to live in...
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they also talked about a range of global issues from afghanistan and pakistan including support for pakistan. i am certain the secretary thinks senator kerrey for the effort. usaid a administrator is traveling to nigeria to attend the celebration of its 50th anniversary. with that, i will take your questions. >> did she have the refugee consultations? >> she did. she what is the question? to did have consultations -- she did have consultations. she is joined by kathleen sibelius. >> did they provide people with a number for next year? >> i believe the number for next year is the same it was for this year. 80,000. >> we expect an announcement from the white house. >> that is a good question. we will find out. i will be happy to provide details on it. >> i will defer to the pakistani authorities. i think they are working with the government to investigate the incident earlier today. we have multiple routes to reach the supply. we are aware of one with the pakistani government. we have given the frequent descriptions. this is the kind of allied you want? because of the supply route. >> we are t
they also talked about a range of global issues from afghanistan and pakistan including support for pakistan. i am certain the secretary thinks senator kerrey for the effort. usaid a administrator is traveling to nigeria to attend the celebration of its 50th anniversary. with that, i will take your questions. >> did she have the refugee consultations? >> she did. she what is the question? to did have consultations -- she did have consultations. she is joined by kathleen sibelius....
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the successful mission in pakistan recently that seal team 6 completed in bringing justice to osama bin laden. but there is so much more that we need to do in bringing response, prepared this, prevention. we would like to prevent every homicide from ever happening. but every unit has prevention as well as apprehension because there is no way to ultimately prevent some of these bad actors from getting through. but the most important defense we have is one another. and we are a citizenry that is taking action. i will turn it over to you to talk about border security. >> thank you, governor o'malley. let's turn to our first panelist. we are very pleased to have deputy commissioner david aguilar from the department of homeland security. he also serves as chief operating officer, overseeing 57,000 employees, and managing and operations budget of more than $11 billion. prior to this position, mr. aguilar served for more than 30 years with border patrol and was named chief of the border patrol in july of 2004. as chief, he has had over 20,000 border patrol agents across the country under his c
the successful mission in pakistan recently that seal team 6 completed in bringing justice to osama bin laden. but there is so much more that we need to do in bringing response, prepared this, prevention. we would like to prevent every homicide from ever happening. but every unit has prevention as well as apprehension because there is no way to ultimately prevent some of these bad actors from getting through. but the most important defense we have is one another. and we are a citizenry that is...
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general allen: the frontier between pakistan and pakistan is very complex. when i was commander, i thought i had a pretty good relationship who was chief of the army staff. i remember well the day i spent alone with him in his office looking at the border with the intent that while i still had tens of thousands of maneuver troops to include the great italian commander at the time in kuhn arear we had options to run operations along the border to achieve an effect that had been achieved in previous opportunities. i woke up the next morning, roughly the 25th or so of november 2011, and one of my special operations unit has basically devastated to pakistani border post. that did two things. it shut down the relationship of pakistan for the spec commander. it also shut down the ground line of communications, over which 80% of my support came. we never during the time i commanded have the opportunity to achieve the potential energy of combined operations along the border that could have made the difference that we had hope to. the difference with the pakistan tal
general allen: the frontier between pakistan and pakistan is very complex. when i was commander, i thought i had a pretty good relationship who was chief of the army staff. i remember well the day i spent alone with him in his office looking at the border with the intent that while i still had tens of thousands of maneuver troops to include the great italian commander at the time in kuhn arear we had options to run operations along the border to achieve an effect that had been achieved in...
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pakistan's point of view and pakistan's concerns and american concerns about pakistan had to be put out there. what we need is an honest discussion. for example, pakistanis have a legitimate question when they say why has americans policy toward pakistan been so asthmatic. pakistanis -- so spasmodic. on the nuclear question, let us be very possible -- honest. the reagan administration turned a blind eye to liberally, and then at the end when pakistan knew that that blind i'd meant we could go ahead with it, they immediately put all the sanctions. many of the administrations allow congress to regulate instead of being upfront and say why are you doing this, this is not right. because they needed the general, so they kind of finessed things with him. and in the end, when it was over, the congressional relationship had to be implemented. but then pakistan wanted some honest answers. we cannot say we are not making a bomb, and then by the way we are just testing a bomb that we are not making. i think what we need is more candor in the relationship. it is not that what with those in islam a
pakistan's point of view and pakistan's concerns and american concerns about pakistan had to be put out there. what we need is an honest discussion. for example, pakistanis have a legitimate question when they say why has americans policy toward pakistan been so asthmatic. pakistanis -- so spasmodic. on the nuclear question, let us be very possible -- honest. the reagan administration turned a blind eye to liberally, and then at the end when pakistan knew that that blind i'd meant we could go...
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was militaries from the east, from the west of pakistan, from the east of pakistan, pakistan became a victim of religious militants. so therefore, my introduction, pakistan is not the perfect state of terrorism, until 1989 we were in a harmonious situation and all that happened in pakistan is we became a victim of circumstances in the region. then comes 9/11. after 9/11, there was obviously the terrorist attack here which was most terrible and the obvious attack by the united states in afghanistan. my pakistan joining the coalition. now i was on the scene then. i took on the situation of pakistan's own interest, more than u.s. interest. pakistan's interest was i realized, i knew that pakistan is a moderate country, pakistan wants to be a progressive, enlightened, moderate country and talibanization and taliban culture with a tremendous understanding of islam is not for pakistan. we would not like to be on the taliban side and therefore we join the coalition. now, here i want to highlight a few blunders en route. the first blunder i say was 1989 when the united states abandoned afgha
was militaries from the east, from the west of pakistan, from the east of pakistan, pakistan became a victim of religious militants. so therefore, my introduction, pakistan is not the perfect state of terrorism, until 1989 we were in a harmonious situation and all that happened in pakistan is we became a victim of circumstances in the region. then comes 9/11. after 9/11, there was obviously the terrorist attack here which was most terrible and the obvious attack by the united states in...
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pakistan is important to us. it is upset with us. -- it is a complicated issue. its military relationship with us is enormously important to both countries from a financial and security point of view. its relationship with india is of the utmost importance in that region. other than china, is probably the most delicate country -- most delicate relationship we have with any country in the world. i think a lot of that relationship will go under the radar screen with the american public. i do not think it can be stressed how important it is. host: the president is heading to el paso, texas, on tuesday to lay out his plan for comprehensive immigration reform in a move that may help him with hispanic voters next year. guest: it is an issue he should have been focused on for the first part of his administration. it looks as if he has taken the cue. we will see where he stands on border security. if this is political from a standpoint, then it is all late. guest: i think he believes in the fundamental principles of comprehensive immigration reform and always has. it is
pakistan is important to us. it is upset with us. -- it is a complicated issue. its military relationship with us is enormously important to both countries from a financial and security point of view. its relationship with india is of the utmost importance in that region. other than china, is probably the most delicate country -- most delicate relationship we have with any country in the world. i think a lot of that relationship will go under the radar screen with the american public. i do not...
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this is why i said that pakistan was so important. i think we can win in terms of trying to limit the extent of the terrorist activities if we deal with pakistan. i see it as a regional issue. what winning has been defined as is trying to get rid of al qaeda. according to things that one has heard, we are doing pretty well in getting ourselves rid of al qaeda. i agree with you in terms of it has to be a bottom up. i think that general petraeus's approach to insurgency is something that has great validity in the afghan issue, but i think the only way we will be able to do with afghanistan is through a regional solution, which means dealing with pakistan and india and trying to see it as a regional issue. >> we have not talked at all as yet about israel and the arab states. there is a question from the audience, "is it possible to achieve peace in the middle east during the current realm of the obama administration?" i think that the author of that question has in mind that there have been significant differences apparent between israel
this is why i said that pakistan was so important. i think we can win in terms of trying to limit the extent of the terrorist activities if we deal with pakistan. i see it as a regional issue. what winning has been defined as is trying to get rid of al qaeda. according to things that one has heard, we are doing pretty well in getting ourselves rid of al qaeda. i agree with you in terms of it has to be a bottom up. i think that general petraeus's approach to insurgency is something that has...
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no part of pakistan is spared. suicide and armed attacks occurred in the coastal city of karachi, peshawar, as well as the tribal areas adjoining afghanistan. how does the pakistani government and the people classify this threat? how has the pakistan government worked to arrest the internal threat to life and government institutions these terrorist groups represent? and to what extent can you distinguish between our efforts, the united states efforts, to support their efforts to combat internal terror threats and the regional threat emanating from pakistan's safe havens that is our primary concern? >> thank you, senator lugar. i agree entirely with your assessment about the nature of the challenge that pakistan faces internally. and i think we have seen a great shift in the government to pakistan's approach over the past few years to dealing with the internal threat that is represented by the terrorist groups. that you described. there was a time in the not-too-distant past when the pakistani army was primarily dep
no part of pakistan is spared. suicide and armed attacks occurred in the coastal city of karachi, peshawar, as well as the tribal areas adjoining afghanistan. how does the pakistani government and the people classify this threat? how has the pakistan government worked to arrest the internal threat to life and government institutions these terrorist groups represent? and to what extent can you distinguish between our efforts, the united states efforts, to support their efforts to combat internal...
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india and pakistan can make progress in understanding this issue and moving forward just as they did a few years ago. >> there are reports in mexico that a u.s. border patrol guard accidentally shot a 14-year-old mexican boy yesterday in juarez. do you have anything on that? >> i don't. it may well be since it's a border guard that d.h.s. is a better source. >> joran van der sloot was arrested and -- murdering up this woman and opening up questions as to whether he will be charged in the natalee holea way murder. and there are reports that the authorities have been made aware of where ms. holloway's body is. >> we'll take that question as well. i'm not aware. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> we are waiting for the house to return now for votes on two bills that were debated earlier. the first bill is go to go concern a land transfer for a native american tribe living in a flood zone and the other measure honors the achievements of marine conserveationist jacques cousteau. live here financial
india and pakistan can make progress in understanding this issue and moving forward just as they did a few years ago. >> there are reports in mexico that a u.s. border patrol guard accidentally shot a 14-year-old mexican boy yesterday in juarez. do you have anything on that? >> i don't. it may well be since it's a border guard that d.h.s. is a better source. >> joran van der sloot was arrested and -- murdering up this woman and opening up questions as to whether he will be...
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primarily from pakistan. that was alarming, too. that is all i have to say. guest: i want to make a distinction heard the color of for death refer to asylum claims -- the caller referred to asylum lanes. that is legal immigration. that has gone a enormously over the last decade or so. only a minority of them get approved. what i was referring to is the undocumented immigrant policy. that has been flat at 11 million. some are coming in, some are leaving. the number has not risen in a long time. caravan am ofe the talk of the migrants at the border, and a lot of them are applying for asylum. most of them will not get approved. that is legal immigration. it is not like they have iphones , they can't pull up their maps and see exactly where it to go. -- where to go. their claims, but they are joined to do is fight the legal process. host: before we lose you, i did want to ask about mueller protection legislation. its chances in a lame-duck congress and what might happen. guest: it is a little unclear. we would have to start and end with senate democrats because r
primarily from pakistan. that was alarming, too. that is all i have to say. guest: i want to make a distinction heard the color of for death refer to asylum claims -- the caller referred to asylum lanes. that is legal immigration. that has gone a enormously over the last decade or so. only a minority of them get approved. what i was referring to is the undocumented immigrant policy. that has been flat at 11 million. some are coming in, some are leaving. the number has not risen in a long time....
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host: relations with pakistan -- pakistan is war in the united states no more security actions without their involvement. what is next with our relationship there? guest: they are saying we need to check with them before we do that, and let me think for a moment -- all, yet, we did not check with them is what the administration said. we now if there is a high-value target there, and we let their intelligence people now, the high-value target will not be there. you also have to look at it from the leaders of pakistan's position. if the people of pakistan fought for a moment that they had given their -- thought for a moment that they had given their permission for us to come in, they would probably be in deep trouble and there might be riots in the street going after them. so, of course, it does them a favor if we do something like that without talking to their leader's first. his bin laden's replacements end up in the same compound, we need to do the exact same thing, and not show intelligence sources, but also go back to what president bush said, and i applaud president obama. after fo
host: relations with pakistan -- pakistan is war in the united states no more security actions without their involvement. what is next with our relationship there? guest: they are saying we need to check with them before we do that, and let me think for a moment -- all, yet, we did not check with them is what the administration said. we now if there is a high-value target there, and we let their intelligence people now, the high-value target will not be there. you also have to look at it from...
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india and pakistan. we did not stop in afghanistan. >> [unintelligible question] >> i refer you to a transcript of his press conference we conducted in dell high last week and it's on our website. but we did discuss afghanistan with the government in delhi and discussed the need for the indian government to be as transparent as they can be with the pakistani government about their activities in afghanistan. they clearly have contributed much in a monetary sense, financial support to the government in afghanistan and that is greatly appreciated by us, by the afghans and by the international community. but beyond that, i think you saw him speak to this -- there was this talk of perhaps the indians providing training to afghan forces and that is not something that we -- that i think anybody is pursuing at this point. >> do you believe that osama bin laden is still directing his people against innocent citizens around the globe? >> in an operational sense? i urge you to talk to the d.n.i. or somebody about t
india and pakistan. we did not stop in afghanistan. >> [unintelligible question] >> i refer you to a transcript of his press conference we conducted in dell high last week and it's on our website. but we did discuss afghanistan with the government in delhi and discussed the need for the indian government to be as transparent as they can be with the pakistani government about their activities in afghanistan. they clearly have contributed much in a monetary sense, financial support to...
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pakistan can be an important ally in the fight against terror. it has as much at stake, if not more, in that fight as anybody. all the more important that we openly and honestly address the questions which have been raised by the presence of terrist number-one, public enemy number-one, the world's enemy number-one, the presence of that person in pakistan in such a central place for all these years. it is important that those questions be honestly answered so that we resolution. the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mrs. feinstein: i ask that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. feinstein: i rise in strong support of this resolution and offer my congratulations to the men and women responsible for developing the intelligence and carrying out the operation that led to the death of osama bin laden. -- on sunday, may 1. this is perhaps the most important and certainly the most stunning intelligence operation i've seen in my ten years on the intelligence committee. i want to congratulate, first
pakistan can be an important ally in the fight against terror. it has as much at stake, if not more, in that fight as anybody. all the more important that we openly and honestly address the questions which have been raised by the presence of terrist number-one, public enemy number-one, the world's enemy number-one, the presence of that person in pakistan in such a central place for all these years. it is important that those questions be honestly answered so that we resolution. the presiding...